Chocolate and Walnut Cupcakes
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Plus cooling time for icing
- Easy
- Makes Cakes
Ingredients
- VANILLA CUPCAKE
- 300g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 125g unsalted butter,room temperature
- 200g caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 180ml milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- CHOCOLATE ICING
- 300g sugar
- 180ml milk
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- about 4 tbsp custard powder,not instant
- WALNUT TOPPING
- 60g walnuts, lightly ground in a food processer
Method
- STEP 1Preheat the oven to 180C. Mix the flour, baking powder and salt together and leave to rest.
- STEP 2Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and beat well. Add half of the dry ingredients and half of the milk and mix well, repeat.
- STEP 3Spoon the mixture into 24 cupcake cases in two bun tins. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
- STEP 4To make the icing: mix the sugar, milk, cocoa powder and salt in a pan and cook slowly over a medium heat until it boils. Remove and add the butter and vanilla. Leave to cool in the fridge.
- STEP 5When cooled add the custard powder and mix well. Spread over cupcakes and sprinkle over walnuts.
